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12 migrants disembarked from Diciotti on medical grounds as UNHCR implores EU states to take in some of the refugees on board
Matteo Salvini has warned that unless the EU will solve the migrant issue, it will veto the European Union's budget. Salvini said…
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan died
Kofi Annan, one of the world’s most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks…
UN says that taking migrants to Libya by Italian towboat ‘may have been in breach of international law’ (UPDATE)
Euronews reports that the United Nations say an Italian towboat which rescued more than 100 people in the Mediterranean and returned them…
Palestine elected as presiding country of the UN Group of 77
New York Times / Al Jazeera: The state of Palestine has been elected as the presiding country of the Group of 77,…
Thursday Morning Briefing
Good morning, From Trump's back pedalling to the Queen's messages hidden in brooches. From the court room in Valletta to the temporary…
Migrants in Libya face the greatest danger in years – UN
Thompson Reuters Foundation: Migrants in Libya face the greatest danger in years of being trafficked, exploited or enslaved by armed groups and…
Saudi Arabia, UAE, launch attack on Yemen’s port city of Hudaida
AlJazeera: UN warns of devastating consequences for 250,000 Hudaida residents as coalition targets Houthi rebels in port city. Saudi Arabia and the…
Germany, Belgium, South Africa, the Dominican Republic and Indonesia elected on the UN Security Council
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday voted to elect Germany, Belgium, South Africa, the Dominican Republic and Indonesia for a two-year…
UN Security Council imposes sanctions on six leaders of human trafficking in Libya
The UN Security Council has imposed sanctions on six leaders of human trafficking networks operating in Libya - the first time traffickers…
UN Report: 101 civilian casualties in Libya during May
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 101 civilian casualties –47 deaths and 54 injuries – during the conduct of…
Corporate Dispatch – Saturday’s Morning Briefing
Good morning, The Maltese Newspapers report that the Malta Financial Services Authority said that Ali Sadr Hasheminejad’s arrest in the US “immediately…
UN Secretary General welcomes Paris declaration on Libya
The spokesman of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Stephane Dujarric, issued a statement expressing the Secretary-General António Guterres’ welcome to political…